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The attack that killed staffers of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris has raised difficult questions about the balance of freedom of speech in terms of if and when it is appropriate to criticize religion. A group of professors at Christopher Newport University tried to address those concerns in a panel discussion Tuesday. At the discussion at McMurran Hall open to students, faculty and staff, a panel of professors in the university's philosophy and religious studies department weighed in on the question "Are we Charlie?" The question refers to the slogan "Je suis Charlie," or "I am Charlie," that became widespread after staffers of the satirical...

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The attack that killed staffers of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris has raised difficult questions about the balance of freedom of speech in terms of if and when it is appropriate to criticize religion. A group of professors at Christopher Newport...

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Step right up folks, sit right down in your favorite reading nook — hmm, you need to replace that toilet paper roll — and dive into the 2015 edition of the Old Columnist's Almanac!Once again, the Old Columnist's Almanac tells you everything you need to...

For a political columnist, there is no better or more exciting time that the weeks right before and right after an election.
So Charles Krauthammer is coming to Hampton Roads at just the right time. Krauthammer, whose syndicated column runs in the...

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NORFOLK — How can Hampton Roads create an environment where entrepreneurship can thrive?
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Part of the fun of the Sprint Cup Series regular season ending Saturday with the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway is that it gives us a chance to look ahead. During the next week, the Internet and Twittersphere will be filled...

WILLIAMSBURG — Like the LPGA Tour, Suzann Pettersen debuted at Kingsmill in 2003. She was 22, bold and brash, fueled by a sterling amateur career in her native Norway and by instant professional success on the Ladies European Tour.
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Daily Press columnist David Teel was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame as a media member in a ceremony Saturday at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center.
Teel has spent three decades with the Daily Press as a...

The origins of David Teel's sportswriting career hang on his living room wall.
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The Newport News Public Library System reported in a news release that it now offers a free eMagazine service. The service, known as Zinio, “gives library users unlimited simultaneous access to complete digital magazines, which can be viewed on most...

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will present the final event in its 2013 speaker series tomorrow at the Williamsburg Lodge.David Brooks, New York Times columnist and columnist/commentator on PBS NewsHour, will speak about "the current state of...

Daily Press wine columnist Roy Williams is hosting an evening of food and wine pairings April 25 at the Town Point Club in downtown Norfolk.
The evening will be divided into several sessions to include a tasting of seven different wines (three whites,...

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For the third consecutive year, Daily Press senior columnist David Teel has been honored as the 2013 Virginia Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
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In her new collection of essays, “So Much Sky,” now available on Amazon.com, author Karen Weir-Jimerson offers up bite-sized gems that view modern life through a rural lens, according to a press release.
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